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This article adds to the literature on digital capitalisms by introducing a new state-led model called 'digital ID capitalism'. Here, state agencies help guarantee personal data for commercial exploitation by connecting it to the provision of state welfare services. This is in contrast to the usual focus on US Big Tech corporations' use of personal data from the internet. Describing how the system works in India, it explains how businesses make money from the personal data collected. While doing so, it draws some of its elements into traditional political economy concerns with the relationships between state, business and labour. The benefit of framing it as a capitalist system is that it sharpens the focus on the corresponding social relations and potential for group governance of this important twenty-first century resource. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Family abandonment and rejection resulting in homelessness are detrimental to women diagnosed with mental illness in India. A majority of the literature related to homelessness holds a western background, and women's homelessness in relation to mental illness is relatively unexplored in the Indian context. This review was conducted to understand the sociocultural factors influencing family rejection and to synthesize the living situation of institutionalized women with mental illness in India. Methods: Literature search in electronic databases (PubMed, Google Scholar), carried out using appropriate keywords, and a manual search in the library catalog. Results: As per the selection criteria, 19 reports, including original research articles and conceptual papers, were included and reviewed. Conclusion: There is a shortage of methodologically sound research in understanding the connection of mental illness–women homelessness–and the institutionalization scenario. This review highlights the necessity of shifting focus from institutionalization to innovative psychiatric rehabilitation strategies using the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]